Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tendinous

/ˈtɛn.dɪn.əs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.40 in modern English

Syllables: tendi-nous
IPA: /ˈtɛn.dɪn.əs/

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or resembling a tendon or sinew.

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin tendinōsus, from tendō (“sinew, tendon”) + -ōsus (“-ous”).

Word Breakdown

Root: tendinōsus

Derived Forms

capsulotendinous intertendinous intratendinous musculotendinous myotendinous neurotendinous osteotendinous paratendinous peritendinous semitendinous tendinously transtendinous

Synonyms

sinewy

Questions

How do you pronounce tendinous?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɛn.dɪn.əs/.
What does tendinous mean?: Of, pertaining to, or resembling a tendon or sinew.
Where does tendinous come from?: Borrowed from New Latin tendinōsus, from tendō (“sinew, tendon”) + -ōsus (“-ous”).

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